James Gardner expresses his concerns about racial imbalances at Robertson County schools during a town hall meeting Thursday night in Springfield.

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Heidi Hall
| The Tennessean

Years of frustration over segregation in Robertson County schools tumbled out as, one after another, parents and city officials took the microphone at a packed town hall meeting Thursday.

Federal civil rights investigators with the departments of Education and Justice watched silently from the back of the Robertson County Senior Center, declining to speak to reporters. They leave town today after four days of school visits and interviews with district officials.

A January letter announcing their visit asked for tours of eight schools that least reflect overall racial balance in the ...